Utility of bronchoalveolar lavage in acutely unwell haematological patients

S. Ponnambath Abdul Gaffoor, L. M. Jones (Leeds, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2010 - The spectrum of lower respiratory tract infections: risk factors of poor outcome and diagnostic tools
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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S. Ponnambath Abdul Gaffoor, L. M. Jones (Leeds, United Kingdom). Utility of bronchoalveolar lavage in acutely unwell haematological patients. Eur Respir J 2010; 36: Suppl. 54, 4948

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